Southern Heliodor (Libellago indica Fraser, 1928) തവളക്കണ്ണൻ

Common name: Southern Heliodor

Scientific name: Libellago indica  Fraser, 1928

Malayalam name: തവളക്കണ്ണൻ

Family: Chlorocyphidae

Place of observation: Thumboor and Athirappilly forest area Kerala 

Date of observation: Various

Male                                  

Abdomen: 14-16 mm   

Hind wing: 15-18 mm

Female  

Abdomen: 13-17 mm 

Hind wing: 17-20 mm

Female

Male

Male

Newly emerged

Ovipositing

Mating

Fight between males

Mating

Ovipositing

Fight between males

Male

Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) കുങ്കുമച്ചിറകൻ Selys, 1840

Common name : Red-veined darter
Malayalam name : കുങ്കുമച്ചിറകൻ
Scientific name : Sympetrum fonscolombii  Selys, 1840
Family : Libellulidae
Place of observation : Pampadum Shola, Kerala 
Date of observation  : 13-01-2019

Male                                  
Abdomen  : 22-28mm   
Hind wing : 24-29mm

Female  
Abdomen  : 23-28mm 
Hind wing : 27-30mm  

Immature male

Front view

Immature male

Dorsal view

Immature male

Indolestes davenporti (Davenport's False Spread Wing) കാട്ടു വിരിച്ചിറകൻ Fraser, 1930

Family : Lestidae
Scientific name : Indolestes davenporti Fraser, 1930
Common name : Davenport's False Spread Wing
Malayalam name : കാട്ടു വിരിച്ചിറകൻ

Place of observation : Pampadum Shola, Kerala 
Date of observation  : 13 - 01 - 2019 

Male

Abdomen 30 - 33 mm
Hind-wing 19-23 mm

Female

Abdomen 31 mm  
Hind-wing 24 mm

(Fraser Vol.1 page no. 69) 

Immature Male

Eyes & Thorax 

Anal appendages

Anal appendages

Senegal Golden Dartlet (Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842) നീല പുല്‍മാണിക്യന്‍

Common name: Senegal Golden Dartlet
Scientific name: Ischnura senegalensis  Rambur, 1842
Malayalam name:  നീല പുല്‍മാണിക്യന്‍
Family: Coenagrionidae
Place of observation: Thommana, Thumboor. Thrissur -  Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male                                  
Abdomen: 21-23mm   
Hind wing: 13-15mm

Female  
Abdomen: 20-24mm 
Hind wing: 14-16 mm  

Feamle

Male

Female

Female

Senegal Golden Dartlet (Ischnura senegalensis) Andromorph female & Blue sprite (Pseudagrion microcephalum) male.

Andromorph Female

Male

Female

Female

Ground skimmer (Diplacodes trivialis Fabricius, 1793) നാട്ടു നിലത്തന്‍

Common name:  Ground skimmer

Malayalam name: നാട്ടു നിലത്തന്‍

Scientific name: Diplacodes trivialis  Fabricius, 1793 

Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor - Kerala 

Date of observation: Various

Male:      Abdomen 19-22 mm  Hind-wing 22-23 mm
Female:  Abdomen 18-20 mm  Hind-wing 22-24 mm. 

Female

Adult male

Female obelisk posture

Juvenile Female

Adult Female

Mating

Male

Juvenile male

Female

Immature female

Adult male

Subadult male

Subadult male face to face

Sub-adult female

Sub-adult female face to face

Wings

Myristica sapphire (Calocypha laidlawi) മേഘവര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ Fraser, 1924

Common name: Myristica sapphire
Malayalam name: മേഘവര്‍ണ്ണന്‍
Scientific name: Calocypha laidlawi  Fraser, 1924
Family: Chlorocyphidae 
Place of observation: Athirappilly, Kerala 
Date of observation: 14 - 12 - 2018 

Male                                 
Abdomen: 17-18 mm     
Hind wing: 20 mm
 
Female
Abdomen: 17 mm   
Hind wing: 24 mm 
   
It is endemic to the Western Ghats.

Male

Male

Male face

Male